New name for my blues band

Bad Day For Cashmere

Cheerios

Lydia during breakfast yesterday:
"All my Cheerios are having a pillow fight. I'm trying to get them on my spoon but they're having a pillow fight."

Fires

The other day I was stoking our wood stove. Lydia said, "Does that door put the fire in jail?" Why yes, it does!

Making seasons bright

The kids really enjoy decorating for Christmas, which we did tonight. At one point Lydia was shaking a jingle bell and said, "I'm being jolly."

We always eat M&M's while decorating for Christmas. This year Kim got peanut butter M&Ms and Lydia said, "There is something chubby inside these M&M's."
Chubby indeed! A very true statement.

I was also explaining to the kids that the tree we set up at Christmas reminds us that Jesus died on a tree, called a cross. Lydia asked, "Did Jesus die on a Christmas tree?"

Football fans

Today Lydia showed more interest than usual in the football game on TV (it's about time she payed attention to the finest programming on television). She asked several times, "Why do those men keep falling on the ground?"

Talking turkey

While I'm carving turkey yesterday...

Lydia: What's inside that turkey?

Ava: Chicken.


During dinner, Lydia said: Gravy, gravy, gravy. Yum, yum, yum.

(It was delicious gravy!)

Pioneer girls

Little House on the Prairie inspires this year's showing. And the Roseburg Valley Mall provided three full sacks of candy!

Name for my jazz fusion band

"Gross Clock Mismanagement"

Inspiration: Cowboys-Giants game broadcast, 9-5-12

Lydia sayings

It's time for a few funny sayings from our little one:

"What is Jesus' nickname?"

"root beard" (her name for root beer. Very consistently puts a D at the end)

"I like to be jammied" (and she does...changes into pajamas and out several times per day. And 6 PM is the average time she has them on for the duration of the night. She's in pajamas more than half the day!)

New feature: band names

I'm excited to announce that, from time to time, I will be posting good band name ideas here. They might be rock bands, folk groups, or dulcimer trios.

So now, for our inaugural name:

The Undersized Latvians

This would be a good name for an accordion ensemble. Name idea came from commentators on the men's beach volleyball coverage during the Olympics.

Lydia loves Mr. Bean

Watched most of the opening ceremony last night, then went to bed. Loved Rowan Atkinson's part! Anyway, when we got up this morning we watched the rest of the ceremony. Lydia said, "Is Mr. Bean on this movie? Mr. Bean is so funny. He has a funny face." I think she has a good sense of comedy at the age of two.

Ava's list

The other morning I found Ava awake in bed, furiously writing. I asked her what she was writing, and she said it was a list of things she loved and hated. I didn't see the "love" list, but the "hate" one contained three items:

Doctors (because they give shots)
Hot sauce
Satan

You gotta love that list!

Wild critters

Today we saw several deer right behind our yard. Just over the fence were a doe and two fawns this morning (deer not pictured, you have to mentally supply them yourself), and later Audrey saw a couple deer bounding up the hill. Pretty fun! At least they don't eat our cherries and blueberries!

More projects!

The home projects continue, and so do the house guests, so we just make the guests do projects! Many thanks to Gordon and Cesar!

Glorious beach days

Never had such great weather in Bandon! So grateful.

A glorious day

Such a gorgeous earth God created! And great folks to enjoy it with.

Beach girls

Not bad weather in Bandon!

Moved!

Our movers rock. Not only are they tough, they are strong in the Lord! Thanks guys!

Before and after

Here are a couple before/after pictures:

Painting

We are very grateful for the help we've had painting and fixing up the new place! Here is a look at some of the helpers...